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Man found guilty in death of Evon Young

A man accused of killing 22-year-old Milwaukee rapper Evon Young is found guilty of the homicide.

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Updated: 7:27 PM CDT Jun 27, 2013

Man found guilty in death of Evon Young

A man accused of killing 22-year-old Milwaukee rapper Evon Young is found guilty of the homicide.

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Updated: 7:27 PM CDT Jun 27, 2013

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WEBVTT IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THE MURDER OF MILWAUKEE RAPPER, EVON YOUNG. EVEN THOUGH HIS BODY HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND--- A JURY CONVICTED ONE MAN IN HIS DEATH. WISN 12 NEWS MIKE ANDERSON IS LIVE AT THE COURTHOUSE WHERE YOUNG'S FAMILY SAYS THEY'RE FINALLY SEEING JUSTICE. IT'S BEEN A LONG SIX MONTHS FOR THE FAMILY OF EVON YOUNG. HE WAS BEATEN, CHOKED AND SHOT IN THE BASEMENT OF HIS HOME. ONE OF THE FIVE MEN CHARGED WAS FOUND GUILTY HERE TODAY. CHARLES PERRY, STEPFATHER:"WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE JURY COULD SEE WHAT WE COULD SEE." CHARLES PERRY IS THE STEPFATHER OF ASPIRING MILWAUKEE RAP STAR EVON YOUNG. ALSO KNOWN AS YUNG L T, THE 22 YEAR OLD WAS MURDERED LAST JANUARY. FIVE MEN WERE CHARGED INCLUDING HIS ROOMATE BILLY GRIFFIN. A JURY WAS UNABLE TO REACH A VERDICT IN GRIFFIN'S TRIAL LAST WEEK BUT THURDAY ANOTHER JURY CONVICTED SUSPECT ASHANTI MCALISTER, AND THE FAMILY NOW FEELS THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE ARE TURNING IN THEIR FAVOR. CHARLES PERRY STEPFATHER:"WE DO APPRECIATE THE JOB THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DID AND WE FELT LIKE WE DEFINITELY GOT SOME JUSTICE IN THIS SITUATION." TWO OF THE SUSPECTS, VICTOR STEWART AND DEVIN SEABERRY HAVE ALREADY PLEADED GUILTY IN EXHCHANGE FOR LESSER SENTENCES FOR COOPERATING WITH PROSECUTORS. IT'S BEEN A LONG PAINFUL YEAR FOR YOUNG'S FAMILY. HIS BODY WAS THROWN INTO A DUMPSTER AND NEVER FOUND. CHARLES PERRY, STEPFATHER:"IT'S KIND OF DRAGGED OUT A LITTLE BIT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT REOPENS WOUNDS." MCALISTER IS EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED IN AUGUST. ONE OTHER SUSPECT RON ALLEN HAS NTO GONE TO TRIAL. AND YOUNG'S ROOMATE BILLY GRIFFIN MAY BE RETRIED. LIVE AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MILWAUKEE, MIKE ANDERSON, WISN 12 NEWS.

Man found guilty in death of Evon Young

A man accused of killing 22-year-old Milwaukee rapper Evon Young is found guilty of the homicide.